Simplify Alpha™ opens AI engineering and innovation center in Hyderabad, joined by Simplify Healthcare® and SimplifyX™

Artificial intelligence (AI) is increasingly influencing how businesses manage operations, process information and make decisions. From automating routine workflows to addressing complex operational challenges, organisations are exploring ways to integrate AI into their existing systems and develop solutions suited to evolving business requirements.

As adoption grows, the focus is also shifting towards building the engineering capabilities and infrastructure needed to develop and deploy these technologies at scale. Dedicated innovation centres are emerging as spaces where technical teams can collaborate, work on new applications and engage with customers to understand and address specific business challenges.

Against this backdrop, Simplify Alpha™ today announced the opening of its AI Engineering and Innovation Center in Hyderabad, which will also house teams from fellow Simplify Group™ companies Simplify Healthcare® and SimplifyX™. The center was inaugurated on November 9 by Sridhar Babu Duddilla Garu, Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce, and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana, and provides a base for collaboration, customer engagement, and the development of solutions for complex business operations.

“Look at what we have achieved in just the last two and a half years. Our momentum in the tech sector is unmatched. We have brought in over 160 Global Innovation Centers, strengthening Hyderabad’s position as a hub for global innovation and deep domain expertise. We welcome Simplify Alpha™ to this ecosystem. Partnerships like this create high-value jobs, build local expertise and help us develop solutions for the world,” said Sridhar Babu Duddilla Garu, Minister for Information Technology, Electronics & Communications, Industries & Commerce, and Legislative Affairs, Government of Telangana.

Hyderabad marks the Simplify Group's first operational base in southern India, adding to its existing locations and expanding its access to the region's engineering, data and AI talent. The city's established healthcare and life sciences ecosystem also aligns with the group's focus on payer technology and enterprise AI. The new centre is expected to strengthen its talent base and support customer delivery, with plans to scale the workforce to 1,000 professionals over the next two years.

The event was also attended by:

• Laura Williams, U.S. Consul General, as Guest of Honour
• Sai Krishna, IT Advisor, GoTG
• Sarvesh Singh, Director and CEO, Telangana Life Sciences, GoTG
• Meredith Metzler, Political Economic Chief, U.S. Consulate
• Siba Tripathy, Economic Affairs Specialist, U.S. Consulate
• Suniel Kummar, Commercial Advisor, U.S. Commercial Services
• Prashanth Nandella, Board Member and Advisor
• Phani Pattamatta, COO, HYSEA
• Kapil Chawla, Head of Startups, VC Partnerships, and Digital Natives, Microsoft
• Sourabh Jain, Deputy to Partnership Lead, Microsoft

Each business contributes a distinct capability. The center supports knowledge exchange and collaboration while each business maintains its own customer focus and areas of expertise.

Simplify Alpha™ delivers managed outcomes across payer operations through its Solutions as a Service (SolaaS) model, combining AI-powered automation with human expertise and operational accountability.

“Health plans need partners who take responsibility for the result. Hyderabad gives our teams a base to bring AI, payer expertise, and operational execution together around the outcomes we commit to for our customers. We are excited to launch a major customer initiative from Hyderabad, and it reflects the effort our teams have put into building the capability to deliver,” said Venkatgiri Vandali,Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer, Simplify Alpha™.

Simplify Healthcare® delivers the Payer AI Platform, helping health plans automate work, accelerate decisions, and scale expertise. With more than 18 years of payer experience, the company serves 80+ health plans and has 300+ solutions installed.

“Health plans want to put AI to work while building on the systems they already trust, and that takes people who understand payer data, workflows, and business rules as deeply as they understand the technology. Our Hyderabad teams will play a direct role in advancing the Payer AI Platform across its five domains: benefits, provider, claims, customer experience, and performance intelligence,” said Ruchir Ranjan, Chief Executive Officer, Simplify Healthcare®.

SimplifyX™ provides AI-native services that help enterprises simplify operations, modernize applications, and improve software delivery, with a focus on banking and lending, insurance operations, and investment operations.

“India has been central to how we build and deliver and Hyderabad gives us a third home there. Our AI Engineering and Innovation Center is an investment in the people who make that possible and in the collaboration that turns expertise into results,” said Mohammed Vaid,Founder, Executive Chair and Chief Solution Architect, Simplify Group™.

The opening of the Hyderabad centre marks another step in the Simplify Group's expansion in India, bringing its three businesses together in a location with access to a growing technology and healthcare talent pool. With plans to build a 1,000-member workforce over the next two years, the centre is expected to support the group's AI engineering capabilities, customer engagements and delivery operations as it looks to expand its presence in the market.